US 11,921,086 B2
Sensor mounting pad with secondary restraint feature
Stephen Cary Potts, Huntsville, AL (US); Patrick Duane Hall, Woodville, AL (US); and Jeremy Scott Branning, Woodville, AL (US)
Assigned to RMCI, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed by RMCI, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/444,241.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/300,049, filed on Feb. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2017/0248553 A1, Aug. 31, 2017
Int. Cl. G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01D 11/30 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); F16B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 29/223 (2013.01) [F16B 11/006 (2013.01); G01D 11/30 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/4472 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting pad for attachment of a sensor to a component for an analysis, said mounting pad comprising:
a block having an adhesive mounting surface prepared for adhesive mounting of said block to said component by application of adhesive therebetween;
said mounting pad further including said adhesive, said adhesive bonded to said block and to said component;
said block and said component having no threaded connection therebetween;
said block having a sensor attachment surface for receiving attachment of said sensor to said block, said block forming a threaded hole for attachment of said sensor to said block, said threaded hole having an opening on said sensor attachment surface;
said mounting pad further including a safety restraint having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion securely attached to said block and said second portion; wherein the second portion of the safety restraint is at least one of a fixed component feature, a bolt or a threaded fastener; said first portion of said safety restraint not providing added tension to support adhesive attachment; said safety restraint thereby limiting movement of said block relative to said component after an event of an adhesive failure of said adhesive;
said mounting pad further comprising a counter torque surface or recess of said block for receiving a counter torque tool applied simultaneously when sensor mounting torque is applied to reduce total torque transmitted to said adhesive during mounting of said sensor;
wherein said sensor is a vibration sensor coupled to said component through said mounting block, said coupling capable of transmitting vibration from said component, and said analysis is a vibration analysis relating to vibration of said component.